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Publication about The Marquess of the Generalife dated 1926,

(Spain, 20st c.)
Magos Foundation Collection

KING FERNANDO VII BEGINS LEGAL ACTIONS IN 1826 TO RECOVER THE GENERALIFE. AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED IN 1921

After the death of Magdalena Grimaldi, 16th Marquess of Campotéjar, her son Ignazio Pallavicini (1800-1871) became the 17th Marquess of Campotéjar, Governor of the Generalife and also Senator of the Kingdom of Sardinia. In the 20th century, the title of Marquess of Campotéjar and the use of the Generalife are still in the Pallavicini family. It was with Matilde Giustiniani, from the lineage of the Prince of Giustiniani, widow of the 19th Marques of Campotéjar, without descendants, that the Spanish government had to negotiate the restitution of the Generalife. When Matilde Giustiniani handed over the keys to the Generalife, King Alfonso XIII of Spain granted the widow of the Marquess of Campotéjar the title of Marquess of the Generalife. When she died in 1970, the title was returned to the Crown of Spain